Trump’s War Momentum
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MAMDANI: The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation
MAMDANI: The Tourism Economy & Cultural Appropriation – The “Settler” Gaze and the Theming of Native Life
MAMDANI: Inter-Agency Rivalry: The Bureaucratic Logic of the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Inter-Agency Rivalry: The Bureaucratic Logic of the Bifurcated State – Designed Inefficiency and the Failure of the Whole
The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force
The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force – Governing the “Natives” Through Force and Custom
MAMDANI: Taxi Medallion Debt Crisis: The State-Sanctioned Indenturing of the “Native” Driver
MAMDANI: Taxi Medallion Debt Crisis: The State-Sanctioned Indenturing of the “Native” Driver – Financial Despotism and the Creation of Debt Peonage
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Lead in Public Housing
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Lead in Public Housing – Somatic Violence as Bureaucratic Policy
MAMDANI: Policing Policies & Accountability: The Impossibility of Reforming the Colonial Enforcer
MAMDANI: Policing Policies & Accountability: The Impossibility of Reforming the Colonial Enforcer – The NYPD as an Instrument of Class Rule
MAMDANI: Quality of Life Issues: The Criminalization of “Native” Existence
MAMDANI: Quality of Life Issues: The Criminalization of “Native” Existence – Trash, Noise, and Rodents as Symptoms of Systemic Neglect
MAMDANI: Pension Liabilities: The Fiscal Blackmail of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Pension Liabilities: The Fiscal Blackmail of the Settler State – Austerity’s Justification and the Theft of Workers’ Deferred Wages
MAMDANI: Complex Bureaucracy: The Customary Law of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Complex Bureaucracy: The Customary Law of the Settler State – Designed Inefficiency as a Tool of Exclusion
MAMDANI: Loss of Small Businesses & “Character”: The Corporate Clearing of the “Native” Marketplace
MAMDANI: Loss of Small Businesses & “Character”: The Corporate Clearing of the “Native” Marketplace – From Community to Chain Store Alienation
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Crisis: The Deliberate Neglect of the “Native” Reserve
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Crisis: The Deliberate Neglect of the “Native” Reserve – Deferred Maintenance as a Tool of Dispossession
MAMDANI: The Student Debt Crisis & The Indentured “Native”
MAMDANI: The Student Debt Crisis & The Indentured “Native” – Debt as a Mechanism of Control and Discipline
MAMDANI: The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor of the Settler Economy
MAMDANI: The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force
MAMDANI: The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force – Governing the “Natives” Through Force and Custom
MAMDANI: Plastic & Solid Waste Management: The Crisis of Capitalist Consumption
MAMDANI: Plastic & Solid Waste Management: The Crisis of Capitalist Consumption – The “Native” as the Sink for Settler Waste
MAMDANI: Extreme Income Inequality: The Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Extreme Income Inequality: The Bifurcated City – The “Settler” and “Native” Economic Divide
MAMDANI: Migrant & Asylum Seeker Crisis: The Limits of “Sanctuary” in the Settler State
MAMDANI: Migrant & Asylum Seeker Crisis: The Limits of “Sanctuary” in the Settler State – The Political Manufacture of a “Crisis”
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Social Reproduction
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor that Fuels the “Settler” City
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bank Branch Closures
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bank Branch Closures – The Financial Desertification of “Native” Neighborhoods
Air Pollution & Environmental Racism
Air Pollution & Environmental Racism – The Somatic Violence of the Bifurcated State
The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response
The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response – Green Capitalism as the New “Civilizing” Mission
MAMDANI: Lobbying Influence: The Legalized Bribery of the Settler Class
MAMDANI: Lobbying Influence: The Legalized Bribery of the Settler Class – How Capital Writes the Laws of the Colony
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Mental Health Services
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Mental Health Services – Pathologizing the “Native” Condition
Sliwa and Mamdani Share a Stage, and Republicans Boil Over
Sliwa and Mamdani Share a Stage, and Republicans Boil Over – A comedy skit about cat allergies reignites GOP accusations of a secret nonaggression deal
Mamdani Moves on Child Care, Vows Universal Access for Youngest New Yorkers
Mamdani Moves on Child Care, Vows Universal Access for Youngest New Yorkers – After 1,000 new 3-K seats and a 2-K pilot, the mayor signals even bolder action is coming
Mamdani Brings Bracket-Style Competition to City Government
Mamdani Brings Bracket-Style Competition to City Government – The mayor gamifies community input with a March Madness format for neighborhood improvements